New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-20


will be an extremely fortunate thing if this
proves true. 1t was an atrOcious crime, and
the escape of the criminal would embolden
other thieves to commit murder under like
circumstances There appears to be strong
moral proof that English, the. man under ar
rest, is the guilty person, but the legal proof
will be difficult to obtain.
The running down of schooner off White
stone and of barge in the East River within
few hours of each other indicates great careless
ness on the part of somebody. AS the boats
which went to the bottom were both struck by
vessels under steam power, the natural infer
ence would be that the steamers were at fault.
That only one life was lost was fortunate cir
cumstance.
The High License bill before the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature has some excellent provisions
for the strict enforcement of the law. 1t does
away with screens. stained glass windows and
al Instructions of that kind, and provides pen
alties severe enough to make liquor-dealers
hesitate before disregarding its provisions.
There is only one grade of license, which is also
q good thing. 1t will be fortunate for Penn
sylvania if this bill becomes law. AS for
NewYork 1t will be glad to get even the Crosby
bill, hoping for more perfect measure at some
future time.
The bin to make the city pay for the i'm
provemcnts along the East River front between
Sixty-eighth and Nnetieth SITS. had backsct
in the Senate Tuesday and deserved it. If il
should 60 through, it would saddle burden Of
about 100000 on the taxpayers of New
York for the benefit of the people who hold
the property 10 be improved. When these
property-0wners agree TO give the city two out
of every three lots benefited. perhaps the tax
payers will think more favorably of the prOpo
Sih0n.
Buffalo is stirred up on the question of put
ting the telegraph and other wires underground.
II has good reason to be after the experience
Of tie burning of the Richmond Hotel. COM
mittee of the Common Council is TO visit New
York and other cities to report upon the best
conduit system for underground wires. II is
not an easy problem, but the committee will
have the advantage of the Investigations of
other commissions. Buffalo appears to be
equally in need of proper firc-escapcs. This is
something that every hotel should be supplied
with, and il needs no commission to act on
this matter If the Richmond Hotel had been
properly supplied in this respect. fewer lives
would have been lost last Friday.
The plot TO assassinatc the Gar appears to
have been more widespread and serious than
the Russian Government would have the world
believe. Wholesale arrests of persons suspect
ed of being implicated have been made not
only in St. Petersburg, hut elsewhere. How
much injustice however, is done by these ar
rests win probably never be known. The
aumber of arrests is supposed to indicate the
zeal of the chief Of the detective force. and he
has already been handsomely rewarded for it.
There is reason to believe that he obtains
glory mt tho expense Of many innocent persons.
The students have now been forbidden to join
any society whatever. The Government will
not have to go much further to abolish tho
universities and get rid of the students. Ed
ucatloa is not favorable TO tyranny and alb
g0lutism
Unhappily. John Y. McKane, Chief OF the
Coney Island Police force is one of rather
numerous type of police officers lie told the
Assembly Investigating Committee in Brook
Ign yesterday that he knew gambling was car
ried on extensively at Coney Island. that bar
rooms, dance. halls and amusement resorts were
open on Sundays the same as weekdays, but
he did not consider it his duty to make arrests
unless complaint was made. While acting as